District court, water division no. 2, Colorado
Area A-1 – Arkansas River Below the Confluence of the E. Fork of the Arkansas and Tennessee Creek
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| Area A-1 – Arkansas River Below the Confluence of the E. Fork of the Arkansas and Tennessee Creek: Area A-1 includes structures that will divert water from within that portion of Area A encompassing all areas tributary to the Arkansas River and its tributaries in a stream reach extending from a downstream terminus at the point where the Arkansas River crosses from Lake Cty. into Chaffee Cty. to and upstream terminus, the confluence of the E. Fork of the Arkansas River and Tennessee Creek, a distance of approximately 15 miles. The downstream terminus, the S.ern boundary of Lake Cty. is located in the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 30, T. 11 S., R. 79 W. of the 6th P.M. The upstream terminus, the confluence of the E. Fork of the Arkansas River and Tennessee Creek is located within Lake Cty. in the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 16, T. 9 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Depletions originating within Area A-1 can be augmented by exchange with existing Lake Cty. replacement supplies (Derry Ditches No. 2 & 3 and Twin Lakes Native Water). The boundary of Area A-1 is depicted on Ex. A. Major tributaries to the Arkansas River that are included within Area A-1 are defined below: Spring Creek (S. of Sawmill Gulch). Lower Terminus – The confluence of Spring Creek with the Arkansas River in Government Lot 1 (NE 1/4), Sec. 25, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Termini – All areas tributary to Spring Creek. Holmes Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Holmes Gulch with the Arkansas River in the NW 1/4 of Sec. 13, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Termini – All areas tributary to Holmes Gulch. Sawmill Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Sawmill Gulch with the Arkansas River in the NE 1/4 of Sec. 11, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Termini – All areas tributary to Sawmill Gulch. Spring Creek (N. of Sawmill Gulch). Lower Terminus – The confluence of Spring Creek with the Arkansas River in the SE 1/4 of Sec. 34, T. 10 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Termini – All areas tributary to Spring Creek, including Brush Creek. Dry Union Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Dry Union Gulch with the Arkansas River in the NE 1/4 of Sec. 27, T. 10 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Termini – All areas tributary to Dry Union Gulch. Empire Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Empire Gulch with the Arkansas River in the NW 1/4 of Sec. 22, T. 10 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Empire Gulch below the Empre Creek Ditch (Moyer Headgate – See 97CW83) in the NE 1/4 of SW 1/4 of Sec. 14, T. 10 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Thompson Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Thompson Gulch with the Arkansas River in the NE 1/4 of Sec. 16, T. 10 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Termini – All areas tributary to Thompson Gulch. Iowa Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Iowa Gulch with the Arkansas River in the NE 1/4 of Sec. 16, T. 10 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Iowa Gulch below the AASARCO Iowa Gulch Pumping Station in the W 1/2 of the unsurveyed Sec. 33, T. 9 S., R. 79 W. of the 6th P.M. California Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of California Gulch with the Arkansas River in the NE 1/4 of Sec. 32, T. 9 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to California Gulch excluding the Parkville Water Dist. service area. Box Creek. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Box Creek Gulch with the Arkansas River in the SE 1/4 of Sec. 11, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Termini – All areas tributary to Box Creek below the Derry No. 2 Headgate in the NE1/4 of the SW1/4 of Sec. 5, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Corske Creek. Lower Terminus – Corske Creek joins Box Creek at an unknown location within either: Sec. 3, 4 or 5, T. 11 S., R. 80 W.; or Sec. 32, 33 or 34, T. 10 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Termini – All areas tributary to Corske Creek downstream of the intersection of Corske Creek with the western boundary of R. 80 W. located in Government Lot 2 (NW 1/4) of Sec. 7, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Lake Creek. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Lake Creek with the Arkansas River in the SE 1/4 of Sec. 24, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Lake Creek downstream of the intersection of Lake Creek with the western boundary of R. 80 W located in Government Lot 4 (SW 1/4) of Sec. 19, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Bartlett Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Bartlett Gulch with Twin Lakes in Government Lot 5 (the NE 1/4) of Sec. 19, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Termini – All areas tributary to Bartlett Gulch below the Lily Pond Ditch Headgate located in the SE 1/4 of Sec. 12, T. 11 S., R. 81 W. of the 6th P.M. Dayton Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Dayton Gulch with Twin Lakes in Government Lot 2 (the NW 1/4) of Sec. 19, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Termini – All areas tributary to Dayton Gulch. Area A-2 – Lake Creek Above Twin Lakes: Area A-2 includes structures that will divert water from within that portion of Area A encompassing areas tributary to the Lake Creek and its tributaries in a stream reach extending from a downstream terminus at the point where Lake Creek crosses from R. 81 W. into R. 80 W., and flows into Twin Lakes to an upstream terminus, a point just upstream of the confluence of the Graham Gulch and Lake Creek, a distance of approximately 9 miles. The downstream terminus is located in the SE quarter of Sec. 24, T.11 S., R. 81 W. of the 6th P.M. The upstream terminus is located in the NE 1/4 of Sec. 22, T. 11 S., R. 82 W. of the 6th P.M. Depletions originating within Area A-2 will be augmented by exchange when exchange potential exists. However, exchange potential is limited within Area A-2 and the development of upstream storage supplies and/or contract exchange in cooperation with Colorado Springs is required to develop year-round augmentation. Specifically, Lake Cty. is working with third parties to execute a contract exchange of Twin Lakes Native Water for Twin Lakes Tunnel No. 1 trans-basin water supplies. The boundary of Area A-2 is depicted on Ex. A. Major tributaries to the Lake Creek that are included within Area A-2 are defined below: Sunset Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Sunset Gulch with Lake Creek in Government Lot 17 (SE 1/4), Sec. 26, T. 11 S., R. 81 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Termini – All areas tributary to Sunset Gulch within Lake Cty. The Lake Cty. boundary is located in the SW1/4 of Sec. 26, T. 11 S., R. 81 W. of the 6th P.M. Galena Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Galena Gulch with Lake Creek in the NW 1/4 of Sec. 26, T. 11 S., R. 81 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Termini – All areas tributary to Galena Gulch within Lake Cty. The Lake Cty. boundary is located in the SE 1/4 of Sec. 27, T. 11 S., R. 81 W. of the 6th P.M. Crystal Lake Creek. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Crystal Lake Creek with Lake Creek in the NW 1/4 of Sec. 28, T. 11 S., R. 81 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Termini – All areas tributary to Crystal Lake Creek within Lake Cty. The Lake Cty. boundary is located in the SW 1/4 of Sec. 28, T. 11 S., R. 81 W. of the 6th P.M. Gordon Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Gordon Gulch with Twin Lakes in the NE 1/4 of Sec. 24, T. 11 S., R. 81 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Termini – All areas tributary to Gordon Gulch. Smith Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Smith Gulch with Lake Creek in Government Lot 16 (the NW 1/4) of Sec. 26, T. 11 S., R. 81 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Termini – All areas tributary to Smith Gulch. Monitor Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Monitor Gulch with Lake Creek in the NE 1/4 of Sec. 28, T. 11 S., R. 81 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Termini – All areas tributary to Monitor Gulch. Hayden Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Hayden Gulch with Lake Creek in the NE 1/4 of Sec. 19, T. 11 S., R. 81 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Termini – All areas tributary to Hayden Gulch. Area A-3 – Turquoise Lake and Lake Fork: Area A-3 includes structures that will divert water from within that portion of Area A encompassing areas tributary to the Lake Fork and its tributaries in a stream reach extending from a downstream terminus at the confluence of Lake Fork with the Arkansas River to an upstream terminus, a point just upstream of the confluence of Lake Fork with Turquoise Lake, a distance of approximately 9 miles. The downstream terminus is located in the SE 1/4 of Sec. 5, T. 10 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. The upstream terminus is located in the SW 1/4 of Sec. 10, T. 9 S., R. 81 W. of the 6th P.M. Depletions originating within Area A-3 will be augmented by exchange when exchange potential exists. However, exchange potential is limited within Area A-3 and the development of upstream storage supplies and/or contract exchange in cooperation with third parties, such as the Pueblo Board of Water Works (PBWW), City of Aurora, or the City of Colorado Springs is required to develop year around augmentation. Specifically, Lake Cty. is working with the municipalities and/or their water providers to execute a contract exchange of Twin Lakes Native Water for transbasin water supplies stored in Turquoise Reservoir. The boundary of Area A-3 is depicted on Ex. A. Major tributaries to Lake Fork that are included within Area A-3 are defined below: Willow Creek. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Willow Creek with Lake Fork in Government Lot 2 (NE 1/4), Sec. 6, T. 10 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Willow Creek, excluding any wilderness areas, downstream of the Willow Creek Ditch headgate located in the NW 1/4 of Sec. 12, T. 10 S., R. 81 W. of the 6th P.M. North Willow Creek. Lower Terminus – The confluence of North Willow Creek with Willow Creek in the SE 1/4, Sec. 1, T. 10 S., R. 81 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to North Willow Creek, excluding any wilderness areas, downstream of the W. line of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 1, T. 10 S., R. 81 W. of the 6th P.M. Hunt Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Hunt Gulch with Lake Fork in the SW 1/4, Sec. 31, T. 9 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Hunt Gulch, excluding any wilderness areas or National Fish Hatchery lands, downstream of the W. line of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 25, T. 9 S., R. 81 W. of the 6th P.M. Colorado Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Colorado Gulch with Lake Fork in Government Lot 3 (the SW 1/4), Sec. 30, T. 9 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Colorado Gulch, excluding any wilderness areas. Strawberry Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Strawberry Gulch with Lake Fork in Government Lot 5 (the NW 1/4), Sec. 30, T. 9 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Strawberry Gulch, excluding any wilderness areas. Sugarloaf Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Strawberry Gulch with Lake Fork in Government Lot 42 (the SW 1/4), Sec. 19, T. 9 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Sugarloaf Gulch, excluding any wilderness areas. Bartlett Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Bartlett Gulch with Lake Fork in the SW 1/4, Sec. 19, T. 9 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Bartlett Gulch, excluding any wilderness areas. Busk Creek. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Busk Creek with Lake Fork in the SW 1/4, Sec. 10, T. 9 S., R. 81 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Busk Creek, excluding any wilderness areas. Bear Creek. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Bear Creek with Turquoise Lake in the SE 1/4, Sec. 10, T. 9 S., R. 81 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Bear Creek, excluding any wilderness areas. Area A-4 – Tennessee Creek: Area A-4 includes structures that will divert water from within that portion of Area A encompassing areas tributary to Tennessee Creek and its tributaries in a stream reach extending from a downstream terminus at the confluence of Tennessee Creek with the Arkansas River to an upstream terminus, Tennessee Pass, a distance of approximately 8 miles. The downstream terminus is located in the SW 1/4 of Sec. 16, T. 9 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. The upstream terminus is located in the SE 1/4 of Sec. 10, T. 8 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Depletions originating within Area A-4 will be augmented by exchange when exchange potential exists. However, exchange potential is limited within Area A-4 and the development of upstream storage supplies and/or contract exchange in cooperation with the Pueblo Board of Water Works (PBWW) is required to develop year-round augmentation. Specifically, Lake Cty. is working with PBWW to execute a contract exchange of Twin Lakes Native Water for Ewing Ditch and Wurtz Ditch transbasin water supplies. The boundary of Area A-4 is depicted on Ex. A. Major tributaries to Lake Fork that are included within Area A-4 are defined below: Saint Kevin Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Saint Kevin Gulch with Tennessee Creek in the NE 1/4 of Sec. 8, T. 9 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Saint Kevin Gulch, excluding any wilderness areas, downstream of the Morris No. 1 headgate located in the SE 1/4 of Sec. 6, T. 9 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Temple Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Temple Gulch with Saint Kevin Gulch in the SE 1/4 of Sec. 5, T. 9 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Temple Gulch, excluding any wilderness areas, downstream of the Morris No. 3 headgate located in the SW 1/4 of Sec. 32, T. 8 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Porcupine Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Porcupine Gulch with Tennessee Creek in the SE 1/4 of Sec. 32, T. 8 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Porcupine Gulch, excluding any wilderness areas. Little Porcupine Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Little Porcupine Gulch with Porcupine Gulch in the SE 1/4 of Sec. 32, T. 8 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Little Porcupine Gulch, excluding any wilderness areas. Thayer Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Thayer Gulch with Tennessee Creek in the SW 1/4 of Sec. 14, T. 8 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Thayer Gulch. Area A-5 – E. Fork Arkansas River: Area A-5 includes structures that will divert water from within that portion of Area A encompassing areas tributary to the E. Fork of the Arkansas River and its tributaries in a stream reach extending from a downstream terminus at the confluence of the E. Fork with the Arkansas River to an upstream terminus, just downstream of Fremont Pass, a distance of approximately 12 miles. The downstream terminus is located in the SW 1/4 of Sec. 16, T. 9 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. The upstream terminus is located at a headgate for the Stevens and Leiter water right in the SE 1/4 of Sec. 10, T. 8 S., R. 79 W. of the 6th P.M. Depletions originating within Area A-5 will be augmented by exchange when exchange potential exists. However, exchange potential is limited within Area A-5 and the development of upstream storage supplies and/or contract exchange in cooperation with the City of Aurora and/or Climax is required to develop year-around augmentation. Specifically, Lake Cty. is working with the City of Aurora and/or Climax to execute a contract exchange of Twin Lakes Native Water for Columbine Ditch trans-basin water supplies. The boundary of Area A-5 is depicted on Ex. A. Major tributaries to the E. Fork of the Arkansas that are included within Area A-5 are defined below: Buckeye Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Buckeye Gulch with the E. Fork of the Arkansas River in the SW 1/4 of Sec. 32, T. 8 S., R. 79 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Buckeye Gulch. Delmonica Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Delmonica Gulch with the E. Fork of the Arkansas River in Government Lot 16 (the SE 1/4) of Sec. 16, T. 8 S., R. 79 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Delmonica Gulch. Chalk Creek. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Chalk Creek with the E. Fork of the Arkansas River in Government Lot 16 (the SE 1/4) of Sec. 16, T. 8 S., R. 79 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Chalk Creek. French Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of French Gulch with the E. Fork of the Arkansas River in Government Lot 33 (the SE 1/4) of Sec. 21, T. 8 S., R. 79 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to French Gulch. English Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of English Gulch with the E. Fork of the Arkansas River in Government Lot 8 (the NE 1/4) of Sec. 28, T. 8 S., R. 79 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to English Gulch. Little English Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Little English Gulch with the English Gulch in the NE 1/4 of Sec. 28, T. 8 S., R. 79 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Little English Gulch. Dutch Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Dutch Gulch with the E. Fork of the Arkansas River in Government Lot 15 (the NE 1/4) of Sec. 33, T. 8 S., R. 79 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Dutch Gulch. Indiana Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Indiana Gulch with the E. Fork of the Arkansas River in the SW 1/4 of Sec. 33, T. 8 S., R. 79 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Indiana Gulch. Birdseye Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Birdseye Gulch with the E. Fork of the Arkansas River in the SW 1/4 of Sec. 33, T. 8 S., R. 79 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Birdseye Gulch below the headgate of the Birdseye Gulch Ditch: A point located in the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 33, T 8 S, R 79 W, 6 P.M, 2,920 ft from W. line, 1,700 ft. from S. line, of Sec. 33. Evans Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Evans Gulch with the E. Fork of the Arkansas River in the SW 1/4 of Sec. 11, T. 9 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Evans Gulch excluding the Parkville Water Dist. service area downstream of the Big Evans Reservoir located in the NW 1/4 of Sec. 19, T. 9 S., R. 79 W. of the 6th P.M. Little Evans Gulch. Lower Terminus – The confluence of Little Evans Gulch with Evans Gulch in the SW 1/4 of Sec. 13, T. 9 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. Upper Terminus – All areas tributary to Little Evans Gulch excluding the Parkville Water Dist. service. Structures to be Augmented. Those wells, springs, surface water rights, and ponds, owned or used by Lake Cty. or its authorized contractees under its Water Supply Program, all of which are, or will be, located within Areas A-1 through A-5 as depicted and defined in Ex. A and D, the depletions for which will be determined in accordance with, and will be augmented under, the terms of the Plan for Augmentation ("Augmented Structures"). Water Rights and Supplies to be Used for Augmentation. The water rights and supplies to be used for augmentation of out-of-priority depletions associated with the Augmented Structures consist of the following (all structures described below the “Augmentation Sources”): Twin Lakes Water: Shares in Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company to be used as augmentation supply within this Plan for Augmentation include those shares now owned or controlled by Lake Cty., as well as shares to be acquired from Contractees or others in the future and committed to this plan (Twin Lakes native and trans-basin components together the “Twin Lakes Water”). Twin Lakes Water may be used directly by release at or above a controlling water right or by releases from storage after water has been placed there pursuant to storage rights or exchanges or administrative or statutory approvals. This stock ownership will represent a pro-rata interest in native Arkansas River diversions diverted for storage in the Twin Lakes Reservoir in southern Lake Cty., CO. Applicant currently controls 55 AF of Twin Lakes Water derived exclusively from the Arkansas River drainage, which includes water from Lake Creek and its tributaries tributary to the Arkansas River, usable for storage for irrigation, domestic, commercial, industrial, irrigation and municipal purposes on any site in the Arkansas River Basin of CO below the Twin Lakes Reservoir which are capable of being served by diversions from the Arkansas River (“Twin Lakes Native Water”). The Twin Lakes Native Water is available for approximately 90 percent consumptive use and reuse and is available for augmentation on that basis. The Twin Lakes Water is described as follows: Colorado River Water Rights: Decrees: Case No. 3082, Dist. Ct., Garfield Cty., 8/25/1936. Case No. W-1901, Dist. Ct., Water Div. 5, 5/12/1976. Priority: 8/23/1930, No. 431. Legal Description of Storage Structure: Twin Lakes Reservoir, as described above. Source: Roaring Fork River and its tributaries, all tributaries of the Colorado River in Water Div. 5, as more fully set forth in the above referenced Decrees. Use: Direct flow and storage purposes, for irrigation, domestic, commercial, industrial, municipal and all beneficial uses. Amt.: Direct flow amt. for diversions through transmountain tunnels of 625 cfs with an annual limit of 68,000 a.f., a running ten year limit of 570,000 a.f., and other limitations set forth in the decrees. Amt. to be included in this plan for augmentation: Lake Cty. may acquire portions of these water rights in the future, which may be used for augmentation under the Cty.’s Water Supply Program as more fully described below. Remarks: Any portion of the Twin Lakes Water native to the Colorado River will be 100 percent consumptive. Arkansas River Water Rights (the “Twin Lakes Native Water”): As described above. Amt. to be included in this plan for augmentation: 55 AF. Remarks: Twin Lakes Native Water has been successfully integrated into other plans for augmentation, including Case Nos. 92CW84 and 06CW32, Dist. Ct., Water Div. No. 2. Consistent with Paragraph 22(z.) of the Decree in Case No. 06CW32, approximately 90 percent of the Twin Lakes Native Water is available for consumptive use by Applicant. This Amended Application seeks to utilize the Twin Lakes Native Water for augmentation use on this same basis. Hayden Meadows Recreation Pond: A request to adjudicate the Hayden Meadows Recreation Pond is pending in Case No. 11CW86. Water will be stored under its own priority, by storage exchange using Cty. Twin Lakes Native Water, or as consumptive use credits from another water right owned or acquired by Lake Cty. such as the Derry Ditches No. 2 and 3. Such storage supply may be released to augment out of priority depletions of Lake Cty.’s Contractees. Date of Original Decree: Currently pending in 11CW86. Type of Water Right: Storage. Legal Description: the center of the dam is located in the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec. 22, T 10 S, R 80 W, 6 P.M, 1,510 ft. from W. line, 2,120 ft. from N. line of Sec. 22. Source: Arkansas River. Appropriation Date: 12/19/2011. Amt. Decreed: 51 AF, cond. Amt. Included in this Plan for Augmentation: 51 AF. Uses: Domestic, municipal, irrigation, creation and maintenance of wetlands, commercial, industrial, aesthetic, snowmaking, recreation, livestock watering, piscatorial, fire protection, and augmentation either directly or through storage in and release from the reservoir, including by exchange. Remarks: The Hayden Meadows Recreation Pond was constructed using a grant from Great Outdoors Colorado. As such, it is subject to certain restrictions on use for a time certain. Applicant will comply with these restrictions. Derry Ditch No. 2: As described above. Consumptive use credits from the Derry Ditch No. 2 may be bypassed directly to offset depletions or by release after storage in another structure owned or controlled by Lake Cty., including the Hayden Meadows Recreation Pond, Birdseye Gulch Reservoir, and/or future storage developed within Area A. Derry Ditch No. 3: As described above. Consumptive use credits from the Derry Ditch No. 3 may be bypassed directly to offset depletions, or by release after storage in another structure owned or controlled by Lake Cty., including the Hayden Meadows Recreation Pond, Birdseye Gulch Reservoir, and/or future storage developed within Area A. Birdseye Gulch Reservoir. A request to adjudicate the Birdseye Gulch Reservoir is currently pending in Case No. 11CW86. Water will be stored in under its own priority, by storage exchange using Cty. Twin Lakes water, or as consumptive use credits from another water right owned or acquired by Lake Cty. such as the Derry Ditches No. 2 and 3. Such storage supply may be released to augment out-of-priority depletions. Date of Original Decree: Currently pending in 11CW86. Type of Water Right: Storage. Legal Description: the center of the dam is located in NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 33, T 8 S, R 79 W, 6 P.M., 3,050 ft. from the W. line and 2,120 ft. from the S. line of Sec. 33, T 8 S, R 79 W, 6 P.M. Source: Birdseye Gulch, tributary to the E. Fork Arkansas River, tributary to the Arkansas River. Appropriation Date: 12/19/2011. Amt. Decreed: 20 AF, cond. Amt. Included in this Plan for Augmentation: 20 AF. Uses: Domestic, municipal, irrigation, creation and maintenance of wetlands, commercial, industrial, aesthetic, snowmaking, recreation, livestock watering, piscatorial, fire protection, and augmentation either directly or through storage in and release from the reservoir, including by exchange. Box Creek Reservoir. Pursuant to a contract with the City of Aurora, Lake Cty. may store augmentation water in Box Creek Reservoir, or its forebay, once constructed for later release to augment out-of-priority depletions. Water will be stored in Box Creek Reservoir, or its forebay, under various alternatives including: by storage exchange using Cty. Twin Lakes water, or as consumptive use credits from another water right owned or acquired by Lake Cty. such as the Derry Ditches No. 2 and 3. Such storage supply may be released to augment out of priority depletions of Lake Cty.’s contractees. Under an agreement with the City of Aurora, Lake Cty. is entitled to utilize storage space in Box Creek Reservoir. Box Creek Reservoir is proposed to be constructed on Box Creek, tributary to the Arkansas River, located in portions of Sec. 32 and 33, T. 10 S., R. 80 W., and Sec. 4 and 5, T. 11 S., R. 80 W., of the 6th P.M. Contemplated Contract Exchanges. Contract exchanges, as used in this Amended Application, are those trades of water supplies enabled by existing or contemplated agreements with the Pueblo Board of Water Works, Colorado Springs, the City of Aurora, or other parties, by which Applicant may trade Twin Lakes Native Water for supplies available from owners thereof (the contemplated or existing agreement, the “Contract Exchange”). Pursuant to the “character of exchange” rule, the Twin Lakes Native Water will assume the characteristics of the traded water and vice versa. See, e.g. City of Thornton v. Bijou Irrigation Co., 926 P.2d 1, 54 (Colo. 1996). Upon such a trade, water would be available to the exchanging party in Twin Lakes Reservoir and the Twin Lakes Native Water will be available to Applicant for direct use at the point of release of the traded-for water into Water Div. 2, or by storage and later release from any reservoir owned or controlled by Lake Cty., including the Hayden Meadows Recreation Pond and/or the Birdseye Gulch Reservoir. A contract exchange would enable the Applicant to release water from the locations described on Ex. A for direct use to augment out-of-priority depletions or for storage in any structure owned or controlled by the Cty., including the Hayden Meadows Recreation Pond and/or the Birdseye Gulch Reservoir, for subsequent release to augment out of priority depletions by Lake Cty.’s Contractees in accordance with the Plan for Augmentation requested by this Amended Application, while providing replacement water at or above the calling water right. Possible contract exchange sources include, but are not limited to: Turquoise Reservoir; Twin Lakes Tunnel No. 1; Wurtz Ditch; Ewing Ditch; and Columbine Ditch. The points of release for these structures into Water Div. 2 are shown on Ex. A. Future Acquisitions. The Cty. will also utilize other water rights it owns, leases, or acquires in the future for augmentation. In the event of such an acquisition, the Cty. shall furnish the Div. Engineer with proof of ownership or right to use of any additional water which Lake Cty. may acquire for use in this plan prior to utilizing the same as a source of augmentation under this plan. (See C.R.S. § 37-92-305(8)(c)). Operation of Plan for Augmentation. Lake Cty. requests approval of a plan for augmentation to augment out-of-priority depletions from the Augmented Structures utilizing the Augmentation Sources described above when it or its Contractees divert within Area A-1 through A-5, depicted in Ex. A. Replacement Releases. During periods in which an administrative call is placed on the Arkansas River, or any of its tributaries, within Area A, calculated out-of-priority depletions will be replaced using one or more of the Augmentation Sources described above. The Augmentation Sources shall be made available to replace the total depletions from the Augmented Structures under this Plan for Augmentation. Replacement Sources. In its discretion, Lake Cty. may utilize any of the foregoing augmentation sources or any combination of such sources, provided the source is suitable for replacement, given the timing, amt., and locations of the stream depletions and the priority of the calling water right. Amt. of Replacement. Using water use data for its use and use of its Contractees, Lake Cty. will account for the diversions and depletions under the subject plan for augmentation to the Div. of Water Resources, as required by the Div. Engineer, to administer Lake Cty.’s Water Supply Program. Lake Cty. will ensure that the total out-of-priority depletions under the requested Plan for Augmentation will not exceed the replacement water available to Lake Cty. Quantity and Quality of Replacement Water. The substituted water will be of a quantity and quality so as to meet the requirements for which the water diverted by senior appropriators has normally been used. Process for Inclusion of Augmented Structures. Any water users within the Cty.’s Area A desiring to be covered by the Plan for Augmentation may submit an application to Lake Cty. detailing the location, type, amt., and use of the diverted water, and other contracting requirements. The Cty. will calculate anticipated diversions, depletions, return flows and lagged depletions pursuant to methods described below. If Lake Cty. determines there is sufficient unallocated augmentation water available for the applicant under this Plan for Augmentation, the Cty. will forward a copy of the application and water use calculations to the Div. Engineer for review and approval. If the Div. Engineer does not object within thirty days of receipt of the application material, Lake Cty. may, in its discretion, include the structure as an Augmented Structure in the requested Plan for Augmentation. Depletions. The depletions associated with the Augmented Structures will be determined based on assumptions, methods, and calculations commonly used and accepted in the water resource engineering profession in the State of Colorado including, without limitation, based upon a schedule of consumptive use to be established applicable to each category of use based upon estimated usage and return flows (i.e. irrigation per portion of acre, domestic use per household, head of livestock, commercial use per square foot, etc.), or as determined by specific engineering analysis. A summary of the engineering assumptions that will be used to determine the augmentation requirements under this Plan for Augmentation are outlined below: Domestic In-House Use Diversions and Depletions: Diversions associated with domestic in-house are calculated according to the following schedule: Single family home = 3.5 persons using 100 GPCD (gallons/capita/day) = 350 gallons per day = 1 Equivalent Residential Unit (EQR). Apartments = 0.75/EQR unit. Mobile Homes = 0.75/EQR unit. A substantial portion of in‑house diversions will return to the stream system following wastewater treatment. The consumptive use, expressed as a percent of diversions, is assumed to be as follows: Central treatment system = 5.0 percent. Septic tank/leachfield system = 10.0 percent. Evaporative system = 100.0 percent. Commercial Use: Commercial uses are to be calculated on a case-by-case basis using specific water use data, when available. If specific water use data is not available, EQR ratings based on the type and size of commercial facility will be used. Some examples of commercial EQR ratings are included below: Office = 0.60 EQR/1,000 S.F. Warehouse = 0.30 EQR/1,000 S.F. Retail Sales = 0.60 EQR/1,000 S.F. Irrigation Water Use: Evapotranspiration Calculation Inputs - Climatic Data: While methods for calculating evapotranspiration vary, each method requires that the user input site-specific temperature and precipitation data. In order to provide a standardized methodology that will provide site-specific data for calculating evapotranspiration, each irrigation contract will rely on data collected from the closest reliable weather station (at this time these stations include: Twin Lakes Reservoir, Sugarloaf Reservoir, Leadville Lake, and Climax). Evapotranspiration Calculation Methodology: The generally accepted methodology of calculating evapotranspiration varies by crop type. The Modified Blaney Criddle Method, as outlined by the Soil Conservation Service in Technical Release No. 21, or other method approved methodology accepted by the Div. Engineer, Water Div. 2, will be used in calculating bluegrass consumptive use for proposed contracts. The consumptive use coefficients and altitude correction factors are taken from the Pochop, Borrelli and Burman Paper titled “Elevation – A Bias Error in SCS Blaney Criddle Estimates” (ASAE, 1984). This methodology requires the user to input data regarding the temperature and precipitation regimes, and elevation, of the irrigated land. For the purposes of calculating augmentation requirements, bluegrass will be assumed to start growing, and requiring irrigation, when mean daily temperatures exceed 45 deg. Fahrenheit. Average monthly precipitation and temperature for the land proposed for irrigation by the proposed contractee will be evaluated at the nearest weather station and adjusted for elevation. The DWR’s recommended methodology for calculating consumptive use for pasture grass and alfalfa relies on procedures outlined in the Soil Conservation Service’s Technical Release No. 21 (T.R. No. 21). The DWR also recommends modifying the T.R. No. 21 calculations using a crop’s elevation based on ASCE Manual and Report No. 70 (1990). Consumptive use will be calculated using these methods in combination with local climatic data. The most common crop types that will be considered for potential contracts are bluegrass, pasture grass and alfalfa. If a non-traditional crop type is proposed, consumptive use will be calculated using a methodology generally accepted by the DWR that incorporates growth coefficients specific to that crop. Diversion Rate: Once the crop and/or lawn consumptive use is determined, total diversion requirements will be calculated based upon expected application rates for the different irrigation methods. The application rate for sprinkler irrigation was assumed to be 1.25 times the C.U. rate (80 percent efficient) and the application rate for flood irrigation was assumed to be 3.33 times the C.U. rate (30 percent efficient). Surface Evaporation. Annual surface evaporation for proposed contracts will be calculated according to the following methodology. Gross annual evaporation will be calculated using NOAA Technical Report NWS 33, Evaporation for the Contiguous 48 United States, using the isopleths of annual shallow lake evaporation for the State of CO. The gross annual evaporation will be distributed on a monthly basis according to the General Guidelines for Substitute Water Supply Plans for Sand and Gravel Pits Submitted to the State Engineer Pursuant to SB-120 & SB 93-260. For the purposes of augmentation, evaporation is assumed to occur only when the average daily temperature is greater than 32 deg. Fahrenheit. Thus, monthly evaporation will be modified according to average monthly temperatures at local weather stations including Leadville Lake, Sugarloaf Reservoir, Climax and Twin Lakes Reservoir. The potential for adjusting gross evaporation for effective precipitation will be considered on a case-by-case basis. This is required by State Policy No. 2004-3 which states that no effective precipitation credit shall be allowed to offset evaporative losses occurring as a result of reservoirs and ponds constructed outside the streambed. If effective precipitation can be considered, it will be based on average monthly precipitation calculated using local weather stations including Leadville Lake, Sugarloaf Reservoir, Climax and Twin Lakes Reservoir. Livestock Water Use. Livestock requires approximately 11 gallons of water per day per head. This water use will be considered 100 percent consumptive. Delayed Depletions: The Dist. will account for delayed depletions with respect to any wells that will be authorized for diversion under this plan for augmentation. Stream depletions resulting from well pumping are both lagged and attenuated. The lag time and magnitude of attenuation is a function of a well’s distance from the stream and the aquifer characteristics. The stream depletions from some wells are expected to be delayed significantly, but the depletions may be reasonably expected to reach a steady state. Other wells will be completed in alluvial formations close to the Arkansas River, or its tributaries, and will have little or no delayed impact. In order to replace out-of-priority depletions in time and amt., delayed depletion factors have been developed using the Glover well pumping depletion model. The depletion factors have been developed for alluvial and bedrock aquifers. Alluvial aquifers are classified as either “Tributary” or “Main Stem” based on the average distance from the stream to the alluvial boundary. “Main Stem” aquifers include the Arkansas River, the E. Fork of the Arkansas River and Tennessee Creek. All other streams within Area A are considered “Tributary.” The factors are described as follows: Band T1: Tributary, 100 to 500 ft. from the stream, Band T2: Tributary, greater than 500 ft. from the stream, Band MS1 Main Stem, 100 to 500 ft. from the stream, Band MS2 Main Stem, 501 to 1000 ft. from the stream, Band MS3 Main Stem, 1001 to 2000 ft. from the stream, Band MS4 Main Stem, 2001 to 3000 ft. from the stream, Band MS5 Main Stem, greater than 3001 ft. from the stream, and Band B1, Bedrock, all bedrock well completions. For wells located within 100 ft. of a stream the depletions are assumed to occur with the same monthly distribution pattern as the pumping. To determine appropriate stream depletion factors for each of the 8 bands, a series of Glover analyses were conducted. Wells in both alluvial aquifers and bedrock aquifers were analyzed. Table 1 summarizes the results of the analyses.
Table 1: Monthly Lagged Stream Depletion Factors For Alluvial and Bedrock Wells
The depletion factors are assumed to apply to both well pumping diversions and to return flows. Thus, for determining the timing and amt. of augmentation storage releases the depletion factors are applied to calculated depletions. Non-Delayed Depletions: Diversions from springs or surface diversions from creeks or rivers or diversions from alluvial aquifers within 100 ft. of the stream are assumed to have no delayed depletion impact. Third Claim: Request for Appropriative Rights of Exchange. Purpose and Types of Appropriative Rights of Exchange. Lake Cty. seeks confirmation of appropriative rights of exchange to the extent that any augmentation replacement is introduced to the river system at a point downstream of the authorized points of diversion to be augmented under the Cty.’s Plan for Augmentation. The Cty. has identified five exchange regions, Areas A-1 through A-5. Each Sub-Area has a unique exchange potential and, with the exception of Area A-1, will involve the development of upstream storage supplies and/or Contract Exchanges in cooperation with participating water suppliers in order to fully develop and implement the proposed exchanges. Area A-1 as described below and shown graphically in Ex. A, represents that area within the Cty. that can be fully augmented by exchange using the Cty.’s available augmentation sources including its native Twin Lakes Native Water storage supply and consumptive use credits associated with the Derry Ditches No. 2 and 3 as applied for herein. The Cty. will implement two types of exchanges: storage exchanges and river exchanges: Storage Exchanges. Storage Exchanges are those exchanges of water whereby Lake Cty. stores available water by exchange in upstream storage facilities, for subsequent release to augment out-of-priority depletions in accordance with the Plan for Augmentation requested by this Amended Application, while providing sufficient replacement water at or above the calling water right. River Exchanges. The Cty.’s proposed river exchanges will provide augmentation supply by exchange within the Plan for Augmentation’s service Area A in amts. necessary to replace depletions attributed to Cty. Contractees located at various upstream locations. Description of Exchanges. Storage Exchanges: Twin Lakes to Box Creek Reservoir Exchange. The purpose of this exchange is to move the Cty.’s Twin Lake Native Water to an upstream storage site at the proposed Box Creek Reservoir, described above. Legal Description of Exchange Reach: Downstream Terminus: The confluence of Lake Creek with the Arkansas River located in the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 24, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. The downstream terminus is located approximately 3,310 ft. from the W. line and 2,820 ft. from the N. line of Sec. 24. Upstream Terminus: The dam centerline of Box Creek Reservoir to be located in the NW 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Sec. 4, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. The upstream terminus is approximately 2,130 ft. from the E. line and 210 ft. from the N. line of Sec. 4. Maximum Rate of Exchange: 5 cfs. Source: Twin Lakes Native Water. Twin Lakes to Hayden Meadows Recreation Pond Exchange. The purpose of this exchange is to move the Cty.’s Twin Lake Native Water to an upstream storage site at the existing Hayden Meadows Recreation Pond. Legal Description of Exchange Reach: Downstream Terminus: The confluence of Lake Creek with the Arkansas River located in the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 24, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. The downstream terminus is located approximately 3,310 ft. from the W. line and 2,820 ft. from the N. line of Sec. 24. Upstream Terminus: The Upper River Ditch headgate located in the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 16, T. 10 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. The upstream terminus is located approximately 790 ft. from the E. line and 1,850 ft. from the S. line of Sec. 16. Maximum Rate of Exchange: 3 cfs. Source: Twin Lakes Native Water, as described above. Twin Lakes to Birdseye Gulch Exchange. The purpose of this exchange is to move the Cty.’s Twin Lakes Native Water to an upstream storage site at the proposed Birdseye Gulch Reservoir. Legal Description of Exchange Reach: Downstream Terminus: The confluence of Lake Creek with the Arkansas River located in the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 24, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. The downstream terminus is located approximately 3,310 ft. from the W. line and 2,820 ft. from the N. line of Sec. 24. Upstream Terminus: A reservoir fill ditch located on Birdseye Gulch in the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 33, T. 8 S., R. 79 W. of the 6th P.M. The upstream terminus is located approximately 2,920 ft. from the W. line and 1,700 ft. from the S. line of Sec. 33. Maximum Rate of Exchange: 1.5 cfs. Source: Twin Lakes Native. Box Creek Reservoir and the Derry Ditches No. 2 and 3 to Hayden Meadows Recreation Pond Exchange. The purpose of this exchange is to move the Cty.’s Box Creek Reservoir storage supply and/or the Cty.’s Derry Ditches No. 2 and 3 consumptive use credits upstream to the existing Hayden Meadows Recreation Pond. Legal Description of Exchange Reach: Downstream Terminus: The confluence of Box Creek with the Arkansas River located in the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 11, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. The downstream terminus is located approximately 3,550 ft. from the W. line and 2,510 ft. from the S. line of Sec. 11. Upstream Terminus: The Upper River Ditch headgate located in the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 16, T. 10 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. The upstream terminus is located approximately 790 ft. from the E. line and 1,850 ft. from the S. line of Sec. 16. Maximum Rate of Exchange: 3 cfs. Sources: Box Creek Reservoir, Derry Ditch No. 2 and Derry Ditch No. 3. Box Creek Reservoir and the Derry Ditches No. 2 and 3 to Birdseye Gulch Exchange. The purpose of this exchange is to move the Cty.’s Box Creek Reservoir storage supply and/or the Cty.’s consumptive use credits associated with the Derry Ditches No. 2 and 3 upstream to the proposed Birdseye Gulch Reservoir, described above. Legal Description of Exchange Reach: Downstream Terminus: The confluence of Box Creek with the Arkansas River located in the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 11, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. The downstream terminus is located approximately 3,550 ft. from the W. line and 2,510 ft. from the S. line of Sec. 11. Upstream Terminus: A reservoir fill ditch located on Birdseye Gulch in the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 33, T. 8 S., R. 79 W. of the 6th P.M. The upstream terminus is located approximately 2,920 ft. from the W. line and 1,700 ft. from the S. line of Sec. 33. Maximum Rate of Exchange: 1.5 cfs. Sources: Box Creek Reservoir, Derry Ditch No. 2 and Derry Ditch No. 3. Hayden Meadows Recreation Pond to Birdseye Gulch Reservoir Exchange. The purpose of this exchange is to move the Cty.’s Hayden Meadows Recreation Pond storage supply upstream to the proposed Birdseye Gulch Reservoir. Legal Description of Exchange Reach: Downstream Terminus: The confluence of the Hayden Meadows Recreation Pond outlet channel and the Arkansas River located in the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec. 22, T. 10 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. The downstream terminus is located approximately 1,920 ft. from the W. line and 1,990 ft. from the N. line of Sec. 22. Upstream Terminus: A reservoir fill ditch located on Birdseye Gulch in the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 33, T. 8 S., R. 79 W. of the 6th P.M. The upstream terminus is located approximately 2,920 ft. from the W. line and 1,700 ft. from the S. line of Sec. 33. Maximum Rate of Exchange: 1.5 cfs. Source: Hayden Meadows Recreation Pond. Future Storage Exchange. The purpose of this exchange is to allow the Cty. to move its downstream storage supplies and/or its Derry Ditches No. 2 and 3 consumptive use credits to future upstream storage sites located within the defined exchange regions: Areas A-1 through A-5. Legal Description of Exchange Reach. Downstream Terminus: The confluence of Lake Creek with the Arkansas River located in the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 24, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. The downstream terminus is located approximately 3,310 ft. from the W. line and 2,820 ft. from the N. line of Sec. 24. Upstream Terminus: Upstream boundaries of Areas A-1 through A-5 as more fully described above. Maximum Rate of Exchange: 1.5 cfs. Sources: Twin Lakes Native Water, Derry Ditch No. 2, Derry Ditch No. 3, Box Creek Reservoir, Hayden Meadows Recreation Pond, Birdseye Gulch Pond. River Exchanges. Area A-1 River Exchange. Under this exchange, the Cty. will replace the depletions with the release of storage supplies, the Derry Ditch No. 2 and Derry Ditch No. 3 consumptive use credits, and Contract Exchange water. Legal Description of Exchange Reach: Downstream Terminus: the S.ern boundary of Lake Cty. The downstream terminus is located in the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Sec. 30, T. 11 S., R. 79 W. of the 6th P.M. approximately 520 ft. from the W. line and 0 ft. from the N. line of Sec. 30. Upstream Terminus: Upstream boundaries of Area A-1 as more fully described above. Maximum Rate of Exchange: 2 cfs. Area A-2 River Exchange. Under this exchange, the Cty. will replace the depletions associated with Area A-2 with the release of storage supplies, the Derry Ditch No. 2 and Derry Ditch No. 3 consumptive use credits, and Contract Exchange water. Legal Description of Exchange Reach. Downstream Terminus: Downstream Terminus: The confluence of Lake Creek with the Arkansas River located in the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 24, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. The downstream terminus is located approximately 3,310 ft. from the W. line and 2,820 from the N. line of Sec. 24. Upstream Terminus: Upstream boundaries of Area A-2 as more fully described above. Maximum Rate of Exchange: 0.5 cfs. Area A-3 River Exchange. Under this exchange, the Cty. will replace the depletions associated with Area A-3 with the release of storage supplies, the Derry Ditch No. 2 and Derry Ditch No. 3 consumptive use credits, and Contract Exchange water. Legal Description of Exchange Reach. Downstream Terminus: Downstream Terminus: The confluence of Lake Creek with the Arkansas River located in the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 24, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. The downstream terminus is located approximately 3,310 ft. from the W. line and 2,820 ft. from the N. line of Sec. 24. Upstream Terminus: Upstream boundaries of Area A-3 as more fully described above. Maximum Rate of Exchange: 0.5 cfs. Area A-4 River Exchange. Under this exchange, the Cty. will replace the depletions associated with Area A-4 with the release of storage supplies, the Derry Ditch No. 2 and Derry Ditch No. 3 consumptive use credits, and Contract Exchange water. Legal Description of Exchange Reach. Downstream Terminus: Downstream Terminus: The confluence of Lake Creek with the Arkansas River located in the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 24, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. The downstream terminus is located approximately 3,310 ft. from the W. line and 2,820 ft. from the N. line of Sec. 24. Upstream Terminus: Upstream boundaries of Area A-4 as more fully described above. Maximum Rate of Exchange: 2.0 cfs. Area A-5 River Exchange. Under this exchange, the Cty. will replace the depletions associated with Area A-5 with the release of storage supplies, the Derry Ditch No. 2 and Derry Ditch No. 3 consumptive use credits, and Contract Exchange water. Legal Description of Exchange Reach. Downstream Terminus: Downstream Terminus: The confluence of Lake Creek with the Arkansas River located in the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Sec. 24, T. 11 S., R. 80 W. of the 6th P.M. The downstream terminus is located approximately 3,310 ft. from the W. line and 2,820 ft. from the N. line of Sec. 24. Upstream Terminus: Upstream boundaries of Area A-5 as more fully described above. Maximum Rate of Exchange: 0.5 cfs. Sources for all River Exchanges: Augmentation Sources, as described above, including Twin Lakes Reservoir; Derry Ditch No. 2 and Derry Ditch No. 3 consumptive use credits as requested herein; Box Creek Reservoir; Hayden Meadows Recreation Pond; Birdseye Gulch Reservoir; and Contract Exchange Sources. Use for All Exchanges: To replace out of priority depletions by the Contractees pursuant to the Plan for Augmentation described above. Priority Date for All Exchanges: 12/7/1998. The appropriation was initiated by Cty. action authorizing this Plan for Augmentation and related exchanges and the posting of public notices within Lake Cty. describing the nature and extent of the proposed appropriation, all with the intent to acquire and appropriate water for beneficial uses as set forth in this Application. Terms and Conditions. The Cty. proposes the following additional terms and conditions to prevent injury to other vested water rights by this Application: Measurement: Applicant shall install and maintain such measuring devices as are reasonably required by the Div. Engineer to administer Applicant’s plan for augmentation and exchanges. Accounting: Applicant shall maintain records of diversions made pursuant to its augmentation plan and its replacements of out-of-priority depletions from those diversions and shall report the same to the Div. Engineer annually on or before November 15th of each year. Curtailment: In conformance with C.R.S. § 37-92-305(8), the State Engineer shall curtail all out-of-priority diversions, the depletions from which are not so replaced under the terms and conditions of this decree as to prevent injury to vested water rights. Retained Jurisdiction: Applicant shall include a reasonable period of retained jurisdiction. Structures Owned by Third Parties. Applicant may utilize storage in, or water rights decreed to, the structures owned by third parties, including Turquoise Reservoir, Wurts Ditch, Ewing Placer Ditch, Columbine Ditch, Twin Lakes Tunnel No. 1, or the Box Creek Reservoir, only as part of a negotiated trade or exchange with the owners of these sources. No Change to Other Water Rights. This Amended Application does not request a change of water rights for any water rights other than the Derry Ditches No. 2 and 3 and, conditionally, the Twin Lakes Native Water. No change is requested for rights decreed to any other structure, including those for which Lake Cty. is currently contemplating and negotiating for use as a Contract Exchange. Exchange Use. The exchange requested in this plan shall be made only at such times as there are adequate flows in the subject reach of the Arkansas River and its tributaries so as to satisfy the legal entitlement of senior priorities within that reach at that time. Use of Federal Land. Any use of federal land by Applicant or its Contractees for the purposes sought herein is contingent upon and subject to obtaining appropriate authorization issued by the appropriate federal land management agency. Names and addresses of owners or reputed owners of the land upon which any new or existing diversion or storage structure, or modification to any existing diversion or storage structure is or will be constructed or upon which water is or will be stored, including any modification to the existing storage pool: Birdseye Gulch Reservoir and Ditch: Bureau of Land Management, 3028 E. Main Street, Canon City, CO 81212. Hayden Meadows Recreation Pond: Applicant. Twin Lakes Reservoir: Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company, P.O. Box 8, Ordway, CO, 81063. Derry Ditches No. 2 and 3: The City of Aurora, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Suite 3600, Aurora, CO 80012. Turquoise Reservoir: Water and Land Operations Div., U.S. Department of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, E. Colorado Projects Office, 11056 W. Cty. Road 18E, Loveland, CO, 80537-9711. Box Creek Reservoir: To be constructed on lands owned by the City of Aurora, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Suite 3600, Aurora, CO. Upper River Ditch: City of Aurora, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Suite 3600, Aurora, CO. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CASE NO. 09CW149 – PARKVILLE WATER DISTRICT, Attn: Greg Teter, General Management, P. O. Box 45, Leadville, CO 80461 (Henry D. Worley, Worley Law Firm, LLC, Attorney for Applicant, 611 N. 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